Painting this at the moment for a dude of his kids. The OG photo of them was on a different couch in a different room. The brief was essentially to give it a vibe like Graeme Base’s ‘Animalia’ so I’ve built this up using all the things they wanted, plus some of my additions to tie it together.

30 April is the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War ending. Soon after, people began to flee the country in boats.

We brought rice and lemons to squeeze into drinking water. We caught fish along the way, like this dory that I bought from the local fishmonger.

‘Provisions for a sea voyage’
2025

I think artists should get an advance on their solo exhibitions, much like writers do, as a proportion of estimated sales.

Hello, bit slow on the uptake here but I’m a finalist in the Bayside Art Prize with this piece, and am in very good company. The show will run from 9 May to 22 June at Bayside Gallery in Brighton, Melbourne. Congrats to the other finalists.

I'm in a group exhibition 'At home' opening 1pm, Saturday 22 Feb at BoomGallery here in Djilang/Geelong, with artists Anita Iacovella, John Gatip, Jeremy Vander Noord, Jiri Tibor Novak and Raja Norzlipah. You can view the catalogue here:
boomgallery.com.au/blogs/exhibi...
📸 Carli Wilson Photography

A WIP, although it’s almost done. Baskets and plates of herbs on the table have become a recurring motif as they have been a constant for me and probably symbolise Viet home life best.

That’s a wrap for 2024. I’ve been a full time artist for over three years and it’s never not been a rollercoaster but fuck I’m grateful for it.

This is a WIP. A still life with guavas and a gum moth, which can grow to almost hand size

Finished this. It's called 'I wish we'd met when we weren't fucked up'.

Hello, if you're a new follower because of a publishing starter pack, you should know that I don't really write or edit much these days. Instead I share pictures of my paintings, like this one from earlier in the year, and do a bit of shitposting about sports, art, writing and Viet diaspora life.

I’m working on finishing this tonight with the #AUSvKSA match on for company. Sprouts are not a piece of piss to paint FYI